Dear Parents/Carers,

We are having problems with our phone lines at the moment, so apologies if you have been trying to phone us or that the call has dropped off whilst you have been speaking to us.  An IT call has been logged.  Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience.

Regards,

Mrs Y Jones

Office Manager

Dear Parents/Carers,

We have been notified via ParentPay that their system is down. They have advised they are working to resolve the issue as quick as possible. 

Can I kindly ask if you are looking to apply funds to your account, to try and login from 12 noon. 

Many thanks

Kind regards,

Mrs T Chakmak

Finance/Wraparound Admin Officer

Olton Primary School

This message for Children who are not going to Red Ridge Residential

Dear Year 6 Parents/Carers,

We are delighted to be taking the children who aren't going to Red Ridge to Planet Ice in Solihull on Thursday 13^th November 2025. While the children are there, they will have an hour of ice skating with their friends and will then have lunch before returning to school. The cost of the trip is £13.55 which includes an hour on the ice and lunch with a drink. As this is not a curriculum trip, payment does need to be made for your child to attend. The children will be walking to and from Planet Ice and so will need to wear warm clothes and have a waterproof jacket please. Please ensure children bring thick socks and gloves for ice skating. We will be returning to school for a normal end of the day routine. If you would like to hire a skating aid for your child, there is an additional cost of £7.50, please indicate this on the form and this additional cost will be needed to be paid in cash. Please select your child's lunch choice.

https://forms.office.com/e/YmFcttcyxD

We kindly ask that the form is completed by Monday 3^rd November and that payment is made via Parent Pay by Friday 7^th November 2025. 

Thank you for your continued support.

Kind Regards,

Year 6 Team

Dear Aardvarks Parents/Carers,

Unfortunately, Mrs Priddey is unwell this week and therefore we need to postpone the Tuesday 21^st October (tomorrow) parents’ evening until after half term. 

Thursday’s appointment with Miss Morgan will still go ahead.

We will be in touch after half term to rearrange.  We apologise for any in convenience caused.

Kind regards,

Mr L Chamberlain          Mrs E Gray

Head Teacher                  Deputy Head Teacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are looking forward to welcoming you into school for our Autumn term parents’ evenings on Tuesday and Thursday.

All appointments will be held in your child’s classroom.  If your child’s class is in the infant block (including Year 4 Wallabies) please enter via the main Meadow Reception and walk along the corridor to your child’s classroom.  Please note the external doors that you pick up and drop off from each day will not be open.  You can only access the classrooms through the main indoor corridor.

If your child’s classroom is in the junior block (Year 3 to Year 6), the white door behind the bike shelter will be open for you to access the KS2 classrooms.  Year 6 classes will be along that corridor.  Racoons, Coyotes and Armadillos.  The remaining classes can be reached by walking past Year 6, along the main corridor where the school hall is and then turning right at the end.  Year 4 (Possums and Dingoes) followed by Year 3 (Leopards and Pandas) are on the ground floor.  Year 3 (Gibbons) and Year 5 (Aardvarks, Antelopes and Impalas) are upstairs. 

The children’s books will be also available for you to look through.

We hope this is helpful in you being able to locate your child’s classroom.

Kind regards,

Mr L Chamberlain          Mrs E Gray

Head Teacher                  Deputy Head Teacher

Clarification for Parents on Right to Withdraw from A SPECIFIC RSHE

(Relationship, Sex and Health Education) lesson.

Dear Parents and Carers,

In the spring term, we will be teaching our pupils all about changes in their lives as part of our RSHE curriculum. Much of this work is part of our Science, PSHE curriculum which is well established at Olton over many years. This enables us to guide children through the skills and knowledge needed to be a healthy and well balanced person in modern society.

We understand that sometimes our children become anxious as their bodies start to change and develop and this has informed our approach to ensuring our children have the right information and knowledge ahead of these changes. We hope you will encourage your child to talk with you at home about the things they learn in school so you can support them through the stages of growing up.

We have had a few parents who have emailed in to withdraw their child from ALL learning in this area and we need to make it clear that in EYFS and KS1 there are no lessons that you can withdraw your children from, and in KS2, there are just 3 specific lessons, spread over Year 4, 5 & 6, which you may withdraw your child from.  

·       Nursery to Year 3 - no lessons are able to be withdrawn from

·       Year 4 – Lesson 2 “Having a Baby” (see attached Year 4 leaflet)

·       Year 5 - Lesson 4 “Conception” (see attached Year 5 leaflet)

·       Year 6 - Lesson 4 “Babies – Conception to Birth” (see attached Year 6 leaflet)

If you wish to withdraw your child from one of these specific lessons in their year group, please send your wishes through the Forms link here: https://forms.office.com/e/Xygg4MkVYH.

Please note, if you have withdrawn your child in previous years, this request does not withdraw your child from our RSHE curriculum for the remainder of their years at Olton, and therefore, any parent wishing to withdraw their child for the above lessons during this academic year must use the link above.

This needs to be completed before the end of the autumn term so we can coordinate arrangements and ensure that your child has alternative learning during this lesson.

We have attached a Parent Information Leaflet relating to your child’s year group.

Thank you for your ongoing support,

Best wishes,

Mr Chamberlain                       Miss Hunt

Head Teacher                           KS1 & KS2 PSHE/RSHE Leader

Dear Parents/Carers,

Please be advised that there will be no Girls Football club on Monday 20th October and no Netball Club on Thursday 23^rd October. The clubs will continue after half term.

Thank you for your continued support,

Miss Walton

Mrs A Fitzpatrick

Senior Administration Officer

Dear Parents/Carers,

We are holding our Autumn Term Parents’ Evenings on Tuesday 21^st and Thursday 23^rd October 2025 and for these, parents will be able to make an appointment using the online booking system. Appointments will be in person, in your child’s classroom and will be offered from 3:30pm – 6:30pm on both evenings.

Our unique website through which you can book appointments is: https://olton.schoolcloud.co.uk/.

You will log in to the system by adding your details and those of your child, including your child’s date of birth. The parents evening system uses the details we hold on the SIMS school system. If it does not allow you to log in, please check that you have used your child’s full name or tried the legal name and preferred name. You can add in an email address you wish to use for confirmation and reminders of your chosen appointment time.

Attached with this letter is a Parents’ Guide for Booking Appointments which should take you through the process step by step. You will be able to book appointments through the online portal from 4pm on Tuesday 7^th October 2025.

We hope that you find the online booking system quick and easy to use. It should allow you to book the most convenient slot based on availability and for you to co-ordinate appointments, as necessary, if you have more than one child at our school.

If your child is also part of Chameleons class, taught by Miss Jordan, please book an appointment with your child’s class teacher as normal on the online booking system and Miss Jordan will join the class teacher for the appointment time. If your child joins our Robins intervention group, Mrs Chatterley will give your child’s class teacher information about their time in Robins which they will share with you in the meeting.

If you are having any problems logging in, please contact the school office who can offer support.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Chamberlain                     Mrs Gray

Head Teacher                         Deputy Head Teacher